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Here's your success mentor, Daring Hardy.

On August 19, 1883, Jeannie DeVal gave birth in hospice to Gabrielle Bonner, Chanel,

whom one day the world would know by the name of Coco Chanel, the founder and namesake

of the Chanel brand, which still to this day, 130 years later, does more than 15 billion

dollars in revenue each year.

Though we currently know Chanel as an iconic luxury name, the designer's origin stem from

a melancholy and grief-stricken childhood.

Chanel was born into poverty in the French countryside.

Her mother died when she was 11 years old, and her father abandoned her to an orphanage.

After a brief stint as a shopgirl, Chanel worked for a few years as a cafe singer.

In her early 20s, she dreamed of designing clothes and starting her own apparel line.

Now as an orphan, with no education, title or resources, this dream would seem ridiculous,

but the dream wouldn't die in Chanel.

She knew she desperately needed guidance, particularly on the business and finance side.

She did what I am hoping you pick out as the all important lesson I am pointing out to

you here.

She looked for who, who could help her, who could help her find her way forward.

At the age of 25, she met a wealthy older English businessman named Arthur Boy Cappell.

Now, she didn't just meet him, she pursued his mentorship with a vengeance.

Arthur Boy was so impressed that she not only kept showing up, but that she also acted

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